DYNAMIC INNOVATION DRIVER
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1. A method for dynamically driving innovation, the method comprising:
- providing access to a database of items related to employee knowledge;
performing life cycle management of items in the database, the performing comprising;
receiving an item posted by an employee;
assigning the item a status of draft; and
facilitating a review of the item, the review resulting in the item being accepted or not-accepted based on input from at least one other employee;
tracking participation by the employee and the at least one other employee in the posting and review of the items in the database; and
providing information about the participation to an employee assessment system.
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Abstract
A dynamic innovation driver can include providing access to a database of items related to employee knowledge. Life cycle management of items in the database can be performed. The life cycle management can include receiving an item posted by an employee, assigning the item a status of draft, and facilitating a review of the item. The review of the item can result in the item being accepted or accepted based on input from at least one other employee. The participation by the employee in the posting and review of the items in the database can be tracked. Information about the participation may be provided to an employee assessment system.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for dynamically driving innovation, the method comprising:
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providing access to a database of items related to employee knowledge; performing life cycle management of items in the database, the performing comprising; receiving an item posted by an employee; assigning the item a status of draft; and facilitating a review of the item, the review resulting in the item being accepted or not-accepted based on input from at least one other employee; tracking participation by the employee and the at least one other employee in the posting and review of the items in the database; and providing information about the participation to an employee assessment system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for dynamically driving innovation, the method comprising:
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receiving information about employee participation in posting and supplementing items in a dynamic knowledge database, the supplementing items including adding comments; calculating a score for an employee based on the received information and on performance metrics for the employee, the performance metrics including a component for measuring a number of items posted by the employee and a number of comments added by the employee to items posted by other employees; comparing the calculated score to a target score for the employee; and outputting results of the comparing to an employee recognition system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for dynamically driving innovation, the computer program product comprising a storage medium embodied with computer-readable program instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement a method, the method comprising:
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providing access to a database of items related to employee knowledge; performing life cycle management of items in the database, the performing comprising; receiving an item posted by an employee; assigning the item a status of draft; and facilitating a review of the item, the review resulting in the item being accepted or not-accepted based on input from at least one other employee; tracking participation by the employee and the at least one other employee in the posting and review of the items in the database; and providing information about the participation to an employee assessment system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 21, 22)
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